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Table 2 Summary of the results obtained using particular diagnostic tools

From: Dirofilaria repens: emergence of autochthonous human infections in the Czech Republic (case reports)

Case No

Microscopy

DNA analysis

Serology

Gene

Sequence lenght (bp)

Database accesion No

Identity (Database accesion No)

1

Dirofilaria spp. (Susp. D.repens)

cox 1

682

[GenBank: KR998257]

99 % D. repens [GenBank: KF692102]

Positive

2

Dirofilaria spp. (Susp. D.repens)

cox1

482

[GenBank: KR998258]

99 % D. repens [GenBank: KF692102]

Borderline

5S (153 bp)

153

[GenBank: KR998254]

97 % D. repens [GenBank: KC429769]

5S (247 bp)

247

[GenBank: KR998255]

99 % D. repens [GenBank: AJ242966]

3

Dirofilaria spp. (Susp. D.repens)

-

-

-

-

Borderline

4

Dirofilaria spp. (Susp. D.repens)

cox 1

664

[GenBank: KR998259]

99 % D. repens [GenBank: KF692102]

Negative

5S (153 bp)

153

[GenBank: KR998256]

99 % D. repens [GenBank: AJ242967]

5

Dirofilaria spp. (Susp. D.repens)

-

-

-

-

Borderline